1856
Born April 2, 1856
Granard, County Longford, Ireland
Tommy Bond Notable
b. April 2, 1856 · Brooklyn Atlantics 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1876, Boston Red Caps 1877–1881, Worcester Ruby Legs 1882, Boston Reds 1884, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1884
Tommy Bond played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1874 and closing with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1884. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Caps, from 1877 to 1881.
He won 234 games against 163 losses, with a 2.14 earned run average over 3,628 innings. He struck out 972, completed 386 of his 408 starts and threw 42 shutouts. Across 488 games he batted .238, with 471 hits and 213 runs. He finished with 53 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts three times between 1877 and 1879, topping out at 11. He led the league in strikeouts two times between 1877 and 1878, topping out at 182. He also led it in wins.
He was born in Granard, County Longford, Ireland on April 2, 1856, and died on January 24, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Triple Crown (pitching) | 1 | 1877 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874* | BRA | 55 | 245 | 25 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .220 |
| 1875* | HAR | 72 | 289 | 32 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .266 |
| 1876 | HAR | 45 | 182 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .275 |
| 1877 | BSN | 61 | 259 | 32 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .228 |
| 1878 | BSN | 59 | 236 | 22 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .212 |
| 1879 | BSN | 65 | 257 | 35 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .241 |
| 1880 | BSN | 76 | 282 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .220 |
| 1881 | BSN | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1882 | WOR | 8 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .133 |
| 1884 | BOS/IND | 44 | 185 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Major leagues | — | 361 | 1441 | 156 | 340 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 121 | 21 | 53 | 0 | .236 |
| All seasons | — | 488 | 1975 | 213 | 471 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 174 | 22 | 63 | 5 | .238 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874* | BRA | 22 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 497.0 | 606 | 112 | 8 | 42 | 2.03 |
| 1875* | HAR | 19 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 352.0 | 302 | 55 | 7 | 70 | 1.41 |
| 1876 | HAR | 31 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 408.0 | 355 | 76 | 13 | 88 | 1.68 |
| 1877 | BSN | 40 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 521.0 | 530 | 122 | 36 | 170 | 2.11 |
| 1878 | BSN | 40 | 19 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 532.2 | 571 | 122 | 33 | 182 | 2.06 |
| 1879 | BSN | 43 | 19 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 555.1 | 543 | 121 | 24 | 155 | 1.96 |
| 1880 | BSN | 26 | 29 | 63 | 57 | 0 | 493.0 | 559 | 146 | 45 | 118 | 2.67 |
| 1881 | BSN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.1 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4.26 |
| 1882 | WOR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4.38 |
| 1884 | BOS/IND | 13 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 232.0 | 247 | 90 | 18 | 143 | 3.49 |
| Major leagues | — | 193 | 115 | 322 | 314 | 0 | 2779.2 | 2857 | 695 | 178 | 860 | 2.25 |
| All seasons | — | 234 | 163 | 417 | 408 | 0 | 3628.2 | 3765 | 862 | 193 | 972 | 2.14 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Tommy Bond, that is 1874–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1941
Died January 24, 1941
1874
Major-league debut: Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond made a major-league debut on May 5, 1874.
1884
Final major-league game: Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond played a final major-league game on August 11, 1884.
Image: Public domain